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today in a challenge to texas' voter i.d. law. the law would require texans to show government-issued photo identification in order to vote. the u.s. justice department says this would keep thousands from voting and violates the voting rights act. more now from anna werner. er.reporter: college students demarieno hill and dominique ndnday are registering voters in houston's third ward, a place where many minorities aren't eigned up to vote. it thank you. gn okay, then. >> reporter: they don't like the new law. >> we already have an uphill struggle to encourage people to register so now when we tell them they have to jump through these hoops it's more of a struggle. >> reporter: the law requires texas' 13 million voters to tresent a photo i.d. at the polls and not just any photo , on, only a driver's license, passport, military i.d., gun permit, or a state-issued identification card will be accepted. attorney general greg abbot says it's to combat election fraud. >> in this last election in may there were more than 200 votes cast for corpses and when you have dead people casting

of abusing animals and also talk about a controversial voter i d law that is being challenged in texas. all of that straight ahead. 20 minutes or so from now. don't go anywhere yet, guys. >>> a cruel aassault at a group home in connecticut. one person is arrested. we'll have details on that. [ male announcer ] this is rudy. his morning starts with arthritis pain. and two pills. afternoon's overhaul starts with more pain. more pills. triple checking hydraulics. the evening brings more pain. so, back to more pills. almost done, when... hang on. stan's doctor recommended aleve. it can keep pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is rudy. who switched to aleve. and two pills for a day free of pain. ♪ and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. ♪ by what's getting done. measure commitment the twenty billion dollars bp committed has helped fund economic and environmental recovery. long-term, bp's made a five hundred million dollar commitment to support scientists studying the environment. and the gulf is open for business - the beaches are beautiful, the seafood is

. heavy rains caused flash flooding and houston sex sex --- texas is under water after receiving rain. the massive down pours are causing problems. but raising hope that it is rain will end the drought condition in southeast texas. texas is one of 26 states that have natural disasters due to drought and blazing heat that is taking a tollon crops. we'll have more on this story. what can you tell us? >> good afternoon to you uma. no relief is in site for the weekend for the already parched midwest. temperatures are expected to climb in the nines and triple-digits . christmas tree sapplings are shriveling up. and it is causing the price of these commodities to strike. indiana is the epi center and spreading to illinois and iowa and the country's largest corn grower. it is not enough to make a difference. there is just no available moisture in the soul. we should be able to make a ball out of it. but it is just like sand. >> many people are comparing it to the dust bowl that not only destroyed crops but live stock as well foo much water playinging the country. flash flood watches in the s

in this week's "flag facts." >> i'll tell you about some texas teens who share an extraordinary gift. >> coming up, i'll show you how to go from the fleece of a sheep to the wool of a scarf. >> that and lots more, right now on "teen kids news." >> welcome to "teen kids news." i'm mwanzaa. >> and i'm siena. here's our top story for this week. >> it's no secret that american teens need to get healthier. but that can be a challenge, especially because a lot of us like eating in places where food is fast and cheap. nicole tells us why some fast food can be a fast route to health problems later in life. >> i like cheeseburgers and fries. >> i'd have to say french fries. >> if i could find a really good hamburger... >> my favorite fast food would be onion rings because they're just really delicious. >> it tastes great, and it's pretty affordable. so what's the problem? >> well, there is a problem, but only if we're eating too often in fast-food restaurants, or we're making choices that aren't as healthy for us in a fast-food restaurant. yes, notoriously, fast food can be high in fat, calories, sodium

in the peace making process following their bitter primary battle. >>> now to houston, texas. people are dealing with the worst flooding in more than two years. rescue crews scrambled to save dozens of people from the flash floods, including some kids from a baseball day camp. the national weather service has extended some of its flood warnings until tomorrow morning. >>> and it's an incredible story of survival. an autistic man surviving three weeks in the utah desert with just the clothes on his back. coming up, hear from the pilot who helped rescue him. [ male announcer ] this... is the at&t network. a living, breathing intelligence teaching data how to do more for business. [ beeping ] in here, data knows what to do. because the network finds it and tailors it across all the right points, automating all the right actions, to bring all the right results. [ whirring and beeping ] it's the at&t network -- doing more with data to help business do more for customers. ♪ too. >>> independent investigator louis freeh releases a scathing report. might this open up a whole new can of wor

similars. >> departamento de justicia bloqueo en marzo la ley tejana y texas la querÍa imito plenamemr a implementar. >> el stestado de texas tenÍa q probar que la ley que paso paaro tenÍa un efecto y no deben discriminar en contra de gente latina, la porciÓn de color y se me hace a mÍ que no probaron eso. >> parlt diartidarios de la ley diciemb dicen que estÁs leyes son necesario para que no hayan fraudes polÍticos. >> que si uno tiene que votar que presente identificaciÓn y pensamos que es a adecuado y prevenir que exista fraude. >> el impacto podria sentirse en todos los estados que estÁn considerando exigir identificaciÓn a sus votantes. >> mÁs adelante le dtendremos detalles del saldo de de la farcs. >> al regresar de la pausa fin de semana en la regiÓn, lluvias cercas, vamos a hablar del pronÓsticos y el detalle al volver. >> (♪) >> en colombia, los ataques de la guerrilla de las farc en (♪) >> en colombia los ataques de la guerrilla g las farcs ocurriendo cuando la prensa su abrcubrÍa u accidente que pasÓ de un avion. >> seg dijo que el ataque de la guerrilla e

, then texas officials are making pregnant women powerless. that brings us to our number of the day. 39.38. that's the section in the proposed new rules for the texas department of health and human services. it says that doctors cannot even tell their patients about abortions. caregivers can lose state funds if they mention that abortion is an option, or if they say where one can be performed. a woman cannot talk about to her own physician about a perfectly legal medical procedure. this policy mandates less knowledge and less medical help, and interferes with the relationship between a doctor and patient in a grotesque way. simply put it endangerers the well-being of the mother. texas often likes to keep government out of the way of business. well, what goes on in a doctor's office is personal business, and government needs to get out. >>it's the place where democracy is supposed to be the great equalizer, where your vote is worth just as much as donald trump's. we must save the country. it starts with you. v it's go time! >>every weeknight cenk uygur calls out the mainstream media.

para entrar a estados unidos. >> eso es lo que alega su esposa que es residente de texas, aparentemente el departamento de estado toma en cuenta estas marcas en el cuerpo porque podrÍan estar vinculadas a las pandillas o grupos criminales. >> en ese caso especÍfico el sujeto asegura que no es asÍ. >> el sueÑo americano de un inmigrante mexicano terminÓ en pesadilla cuando fue puÑalada a una cuadra del lugar donde trabajaba esto fue en nueva york y la policÍa estÁ pues, continÚa buscando aÚn de los sospechosos y nayeli chÁvez g hablÓ con uno de los familiares de la vÍctima y esto es lo que dice. >> hermanos y amigos de josÉ reyes silva se congregaron alrededor del altar improvisado en honor al repartidor de comida de una pizzerÍa quiÉn perdiÓ la vida luego que fue despadadamente golpeado y apuÑalado por tres hombres. >> tengo con tres dÍas con Él viviendo y acaba de llegar de mÉxico. >> cuenta su hermano que el joven de 20 aÑos caminaba en horas de la madrugada rumbo a su casa acompaÑado de dos primos cuando fueron atacados. >> los otros dos chavos se echaron tambi

in the affordable health care act. two of those states, texas and florida, by themselves account for 3 million people who are eligible under the medicaid expansion who simply won't get it thanks to their governors. the law could extend coverage to anyone with an income up to 133% of the poverty line, let's be clear who falls in the category. an individual with an annual income just below $15,000 or a family of four living on as little as $30,000 a year. before the affordable care act expanded the social safety net to catch these people, they simply were not quite poor enough to qualify for health care and still are not in the seven states whose governors seem contempt to let them continue to slip through the cracks. as we discuss making an appeal to the middle class, i still have to wonder why for those still struggling to get in that class their own governors who deny them just a little bit of help, still we me at the table, shelby knox, lawrence otis graham, it feels like the poverty line is a better definition of the poor, a definition of a family of four existing on $30,000 as wealthy enou

a suspect. and then two weeks later, out of the blue, detectives got a call from austin, texas. >> and my lieutenant walked into the office and said, okay. and i said what? she said, austin pd just called our fugitives unit. we might have him in austin, texas. i said, what? >> reporter: travis had borrowed a car from an old girlfriend in colorado. when he did not return it, she filed a report. which might not have led to anything at all, but a town in austin with a little time on his hands checked out the license plate, first the report for the missing car and then travis forbes. >> so my lieutenant said, grab your search warrant for his dna and head to texas. so i hop a plane that night. >> reporter: a few hours later, gerlai was face to face with travis forbes again. >> you know what, they sent me to texas because they think you're running to mexico. >> i'm not going to mexico. >> he would call me nash, i would call him trap. it was similar to you and i just talking. i wasn't confrontational with him. if he asked me a question, i gave him an honest answer. >> you didn't come all this wa

back into the east right now. i'm also tracking rain across texas. i'll have more on that coming up in the next half hour. >> i noticed it was 93 in orlando today. >> yes. >> you'll be happy to be in new york. >> a little cooler here. >> thanks, brian. appreciate it. >>> at a time when so many people are looking for work, we've found an employer so desperate to fill jobs, he's offering an amazing perk. >> this is such an incredible story. it's not just a paid vacation. the company gives you cash money you can use to go anywhere you want. but as clayton sandell explains, there is a catch. >> reporter: at a time when more companies seem to be dumping workers, bart can't find enough. >> we're a competitor for the top talent. >> reporter: to recruit and keep happy programmers turning out lines of code. the flip-flop-wearing founder and ceo of this denver internet start-up is now offering what he calls paid paid vacation. >> $7,500, before taxes. >> reporter: you heard right. every employee gets 7,500 bucks every year for a dream vacation to anywhere. but the guy who may be the best boss

terreno. >>> el sureste de texas se ha visto afectado por un sistema dn tormentas que ha causado problemas para los residentes del área, vehículos y personas varads en carreteras y las situaciones no se preveen mejorar en las próximas horas. >>> en mexicali hay un orfanato que en su mayor parte, se noturo tenemos historias muy tristes que hasta dan pena. >>> basta ver alrededor para descubrir las huellas del abuso. >>> son casos que yo en mi vida hubiera pensado que existían. >>> es que detrás de cadaunivise estos niños hay una tragedia. >>> criaturas golpeadas, quemadas, violadas. >>> en algunos casos tienen a su mamá, pero por algunos casos, mejor no la hubieran tenido. >>> rosa castroision oturnaabla víctimas de madres que están en las prostitución. >>> hay niños que ni siquiera se pueden voltear a ver, se quedan en una esquina. >>> los han hallado en una calle. >>> de ellas no se sabe mucho, solo que vivían en mexicali con una tía que las abandonó. ,>>> tienen derecho en estados unidos, pero dónde las ponemos, dónde las podemos entregar. >>> mientras que ellas no se sep

>> brown: miles o'brien has the story of an austin, texas, neighborhood that uses "smart grid" technology to track and control its energy consumption. >> the fishers have two solar volume dayic power system, sophisticated digital metres and state of the art thermostats that allow them to fine-tune their indoor climate here orion line when they're away. >> we >> woodruff: we update the presidential campaign as the candidates trade shots over outsourcing jobs. >> brown: mark shields and michael gerson analyze the week's news. >> woodruff: and we close with a report from south sudan about a flood of refugees fleeing the violence, only to encounter grim conditions in camps on the border. >> they don't have much reserve, they have been walking for six weeks, four weeks, six weeks so it is a very vulnerable group and it is the little kids and elderly are the ones that suffer the most. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: bnsf carnegie corporation and with the >> ongoing support of these institutions and foun

are reported. >>> in texas, days of relentless rain turned streets into rivers. swamping more than 100 homes. two feet of rain triggered a once in a century flood. flood warnings remain in effect through tomorrow morning. and now, made in america. our report of those team usa uniforms made in china sparked outrage and now a major change in policy. the united states olympic committee said all future uniforms will be made in the usa. but why not change the u forms for this year's game. what about the flags? are they made in america? >> reporter: you saw team usa's opening ceremony uniforms. wow! and watched as we learned those classic american ralph lauren looks weren't exactly all american. >> china, china, china. >> reporter: our report set of widespread outrage. >> i think they should take all of the uniforms put them in a big pile and burn them. >> reporter: and now, and about face. the u.s. olympic committee changing their policy so that al future team usa uniforms are made in the usa. and designer ralph lauren has committed to producing those in the u.s. for the 2014 olympic games. some

of mexico and firing up showers and storms . up next texas and we have dealt with them in new york city. it is the heav stuff and we have had yellow and read and pushing in thitate of virginia and parts was kentucky. and some of these storms have had flooding and images and houston is expecting to see more heavy rain. and most of the activity has passed. and as we head west ward. we had activity in four corners and south other than california. and expecting a additional one-two inches of rain as they train over the same whether and they have dry round and absorbing moisture and you can have flooding and run off. keep that in mind you can condition to see the showers and in the region did s in idaho and eastern portions of the state with large tail and damaging wind gusts possible we talk about how hot it has been. and we have seen temperatures in the triple damagits and 90 in the stave miles per hour and tomorrow will be another scorcher and chicago in the low 90s and all of this heat will be superdoming east ward and philadelphia in the middle to upper 90s by tuesday. it is driving a d

right now " far warm. >>catherine: parts of texas are faced with flooding. indiana is drying up. we have the dramatic pictures. what >> evidence has been released in the treyvon martin case, we will have that story coming up. >>catherine: we will show you where parents and their children were lining up since last night to get schools plus. " ♪ [ male announcer ] the inspiring taste of mcdonald's new spicy chicken mcbites. ♪ poppable pieces of tender chicken breast seasoned with just the right amount of spice, but just for a limited time. new spicy chicken mcbites. the simple joy of spicy perfection. ♪ >>catherine: in man is ill and harvard university claiming they he was abused by a former islam coach. he says from 69-72 he was sexually assaulted wondered times of the harvard campus. he and his lawyer said he was misleading on the statute of limitations. the accused coach has since died. southeast texas has been weathering a massive storm system for the past several days. people in houston are getting drenched. the rain is creating a lot of problems where it one man had to get on t

in class fuel economy. it's our most innovative altima ever. ♪ pf. >> a three-judge panel is deciding texas's voter i.d. law. texas has sued the justice department for blocking its new law that, like similar measures in indiana and georgia, would require government-issued photo i.d.s at the polls. opponents of the law say they disproportionately affect black and hispanic voters and violate the landmark 1965 voting rights act. >>> omar van honey has been covering the voter i.d. laws, thanks for join being us. >> thanks for having me. >> take a look at your latest article, it looks at the impacts of the voter i.d. laws on the presidential election. how big of an issue is this for president obama's campaign? >> they're taking it very seriously. on the campaign already subtly and overtly they're going and telling people in these really main-based groups that you talked about, african-americans, hispanics but also young voters disproportionately affected by this, they need to turn out, african-americans at even a better rate than they had in 2008, and there's concerns that these voter i.d. laws

denies these charges saying several tests show that no drugs or alcohol were in her system. >>> texas is getting slammed by torrential rain. and there are widespread reports of flooding especially around neighborhoods in houston. according to our affiliate, ktrk, dozens of homes have flooded. rescue crews in houston scrambled to save a total of 37 people from the flash floods including children from a baseball day camp. >>> now to an incredible story of survival. a helicopter pilot spotted william la fever, the man on that gurney, in a shallow river bed. he had been missing for more than a month after going for a hike with his dog in june. the 28-year-old who is autistic managed to survive on frogs and roots. >> he was in tough shape. i don't think he had another 24 hours left in him. >> i'll be speaking with the pilot who rescued william live in less than 30 minutes. you will not want to miss this interview. it's really an incredible story. >>> a possible breakthrough in a cold case. for 30 years investigators have wondered about a girl known only as princess doe. so why do they have

can remain if you don't have it am sorry have texas. hundreds of people were turned away when a fire marshal clear the aisles and the doorways and the hallways in the elevators and stairways. we can't even begin to get into the science that was discussed there but the turnout surprise even the business. >>> when i used to be rock stars and we to know for us it's a huge deal does anybody else care about that resource? we didn't know whether we should have a better room and now we know. for anyone who would like to see the lecturer or anyone who was turned away it will be posted on the physics department website. from the weather center in the in a great video for you tonight as the sun was beginning to set you can see the marine layer cbs five whether camera drifting into the travelling that looks like from our camera this looks like our satellites clouds had made inland at least a good 60 mi. to next to the 2018 seoul take a while soon back away to the coast and then we will see sunshine that we did today. those clouds will cause damage i'd temperatures yesterday at 90 degrees and d

. >>> in houston, texas, people are dealing with the worst flooding in more than two years. rescue crews scrambled to save dozens of people from the flash floods including some kids at a baseball camp. much more straight ahead with poppy harlow. first, dr. sanjay gupta with a special report from cambodia. >>> hello. welcome. i'm reporting from cambodia. you know, i came here to investigate this medical mystery. and by way of background, this is the part of world that gave us sars, the deadly h5n1 bird flu. almost every deadly strain of bird flu over the years. we started hearing warnings that a deadly new disease, we paid attention. it all started with this dill general doctor noticing something unusual. young patients were coming into his hospital and dying very quickly. within 24 hours. he wrote a letter of warning describing a terrifying picture, a disease that he had never seen before that was nearly 100% lethal. we decided to go to the hospital. it is in the center of the city. >> with the majority have these cases under the age of 3, were seriously ill and many of them had died within 24 hou

to the test to,,,,, >> scientists at the university of texas are hoping that baby teeth can help them get to the root of autism. many experts believe it is triggered by a combination of genetic and environmental exposure. baby teeth act as a time line allowing researchers to see just about everything a child from a pesticide to medicine. autism affects one in 88 children. when it comes to sunglasses, the more expensive they are, the better for your eyes, right? we wanted to find out for selves and we put 18 pairs of sunglasses to the test. >> when the sun comes out, so do the shades, all kinds at all prices. >> a couple hundred dollars >> under $100 >> $5 >> sunglasses should protect your eyes from damaging uv light >> the lands within your eye ages faster when you have more uv exposure and that can lead to cataracts. >> can make cheap air do the trick? >> probably not >> cbs healthwatch collected 18 pairs of sunglasses that cost anywhere from 2-$200, all claiming to protect 100 percent. we put them in the hands of an optometrist at the merit more in height center at cal. using a speciali

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but they will be spotty and clustered so it won't bring the wide-spread relief where we need. >> southeast texas has gone from a record drought to a deluge as much as 15 inches this week alone. as one local put it swinging from hell to high water. nbc news, houston. >> the question we have been asked, are you paying with cash or credit. the answer to that question could have a whole new price tag. nbc's michelle fransen has the detail snooze we are used to it at the pump one price for cash and a higher one for plastic. that surcharge could be coming to other places. up to 3.75% to cover expenses. this week, visa mastercard and other banks agreed to a $7 billion settlement in a price fixing case brought by retailers. now that merchants have the green light to pass on surcharges to the customer. the big question is will they? experts say it is risky. the second they start charging the customers more. that is what is going to anger the customer. that is the last thing they are going to want to do especially coming off of the recession. customers still have the choice to pay by cash or debit card. >> you thi

. there is no evidence that voter id laws have suppressed black turnout in any election anywhere. >> in fact texas provides free voter election certificates if you need them. you don't even have to pay for them. >> they are scared. black voter registration is down from its 2008 levels. obama is not worried that blacks are going to vote for republicans. he is worried they will stay home. she trying to get them out to the polls. he is throwing out red meat like this to do it and it is a shame. >> let's note vice president biden as well. he went before the naacp and said can you imagine what a romney attorney general might be? can you imagine a rom nay head of the civil rights division might be considering all of those rights that you people hold dear? this is race baiting in 2012. it is amazing to think you will run for president on that basis right now. but they are doing it. >> doesn't seem to be paying a price for it politically so far. >> not so far, but as jason points out, i mean it is not something that people don't appreciate. they can see through it, and the thing is when barack obama ran i

who say this is the worse drought the state has seen in a decade. in texas they're having the opposite problem. >> it's kind of incredible. we've had about a week's worth of rain. just every day it's been rain, rain, of single morning. >> reporter: the rain refusing to let up around houston. the rising water is a growing concern for homeowners. >> i don't have flood insurance and i just bought the house, but so far we're okay even though down the street they're flooded. in. >> reporter: forecasters say the heavy rain which fell across the gulf coast and southeast will shift towards the tennessee and ohio valleys today and tomorrow. several inches of rain and flash flooding will be possible with the heaviest downpours. in new york anna coyman, fox news. >> shawn, we had that kind of heavy downpour here tuesday night when we had flash flooding in the bloomingdale avenue along rhode island avenue. what we will watch is that potential for the weekend. let me show you behind me this is a doppler estimation of how much rain has fallen. to give you some idea you're looking at the reaus ther

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unfortunately we're going the see heavy downpours around houston, texas and coast of louisiana where we're going to continue to see heavy rain forming during the afternoon and evening hours as we get some of the daytime heating. otherwise we're going to see a lot of heavy rain, further across utah. parts of arizona and nevada and southern california, an additional one to two inches of rainfall will be possible through tonight. we've seen a lot of moisture and ground is saturated with the heavy rains. there are a number of watches across these states in effect later on tonight. further north in idaho, western montana and eastern parts of oregon and washington, strong to severe storms and large hail and damaging wind gusts will be possible. we'll keep i posted and up to date here. further east across the center of the country, extreme heat. hundred degrees will be high in rapid city. that is where the temperatures re headed further to the east grandson the great lakes over the northeast in the next couple of days, by tuesday, it could be 93. >> i have one word -- yikes. >> gregg: well said. >> all

, texas, terry, independent lanine. you will have to turn down the television. go ahead. caller: ok. host: you are on. go ahead. caller: we are talking about the clothes the olympians are wearing, that is just reality. our government outsources everything. even the phone i'm talking to you on is not made in america. it is made by an american company but not made in america. i could pay a little more for it was made in america and. good about it. i can't by anything that says made in america. until we get things made in america this country is not going to get better. you have a middle class that needs to work and we work in manufacturing jobs and building things and there's nothing being manufactured over here. it doesn't seem right that you can outsource these jobs and expect these people to buy these goods. we have to buy cheaper stuff because we don't make any money any more. host: do you bother to check labels for the made in the u.s.a. sign? caller: it is very hard to find made in the u.s.a., anything. host: you may wonder what classifies made in the u.s.a. the f.t.c. has oversight o

no. virginia. 4 yes, 1 abstension. texas, y'all. [laughter] 8 votes yes, 4 abstensions. washington state. 4 no. west virginia 4 yes. wisconsin 7 no. quite this is going to take as a moment to calculate. >> the texas vote? >> 8 yes. >> what did he say? >> he said 8 yes. 8 to the present language. >> that is not true. you have misunderstood. would you like to change your vote? 8 yes, 4 abstensions. colorado. [unintelligible] >> with great apologies to colorado. >> 7 no votes. >> 7 no votes from colorado. >> while this is calculated come out what to repeat the words. this is a very difficult vote. i know t hat. hat. i want to say this. it will be close. whatever the results, i stand with the green party of the united states. i stand for our principles. i stand on our values. i stand on the knowledge that we will move forward on this regardless of this vote. i urge everyone whether your side wins or loses to join me in standing with the green party as we move forward. . [applause] >> i am going to ask for a little music while this calculation is taken place. then our sisters and brothe

in texas. he went to the university of texas. he grew up in houston and tn heas aorgnnt foitprinl. go of real reporter experience. he wasn't just the kind of a face guy but whenbs eng be -enhe orks had them walter cronkite started as the anchor in the 60s and was there for 20 years intthe early 80s and i idcoigpresidents and his time covering is certainly fascinating and he is a fascinating person because h was so thoughtful. i think douglas brinkley is s hfeora rice university and has also taught at the naval academy and princeton. he is a real historian who also se is ng so t comprehensive biography of cronkite will be the definitive biography of walter cronkite and i think the fact that doug brinkley wrote it and my hh rd for fact that cronkite is so well known and loved in our country and having this kind of biography is an excellent thing cuatinta fortoril la book i have a chapter in this book, vital voices. it is a organizatn that w llcln aas the honorary cochairs and i related this and put a chapter in as did secretary of ate clinton because i had been so rtar countries that

, and the tag in the back would have said usa. >> the 70 proud employees here in arlington, texas want to whip us up some scarves too. american giant is san francisco and cadet in brooklyn say they would be honored to make the rest. >> we currently make a white shirt and navy blue pants. >> reporter: all of it. >> made in america. >> reporter: we sent the list of all those proud american companies to the u.s. olympic committee and to ralph lauren today, but we have not heard anything back. we can confirm, however, that the united states olympic committee is going to require that future team usa uniforms are made in america. that will be for 2014. diane, tonight there is still no word on any changes to this year's uniform. again, opening day 14 days away. >> love the spirit of those workers. thanks, sharyn. >>> those olympic uniforms were just one of the topics that came up today when abc's john karl sat down for his interview with presidential candidate mitt romney. romney was out combatting allegations about his record at bain capital. it's "your voice your vote." today romney came out swingi

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. representative pete pete sessions of texas republican, representative walter jones of north carolina. former mississippi governor haley barbour. listen mitt, to the members of your own party and shows us the money! so here to discuss his taxes -- not your taxes but mitt romney's taxes is former arizona republican congressman j.d. hayworth. j.d., glad to have you inside the "the war room." >> here we are! let's do battle. >> come on! no, i don't want to show you up. >> whoa! whoa! >> those are fightin' words. i know. democrats, though, are suggesting mitt romney should release his tax returns because the implication is that he's hiding something. do you think he's hiding something? >> not democrats. we saw a trio of my republican colleagues. sure i've got my son john micha here tonight. i'd like to think like father, like son. george romney released the records in '68. you know the obama media culture would say, there is something wrong with mitt, he actually made money that's inherently evil. but i see this as a prelude to the large campaign. and i'm glad you're seated, i actually agree with

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and then it pushed down to texas and it erupted yesterday with all that terrible flooding. it has now tracked back to the northern portion of the united states. we will see gray skies in the northeast and the mid-atlantic today with a rain chance. the bigger picture is going to show us rain around the spine of the rocky mountains. on the backside of that, i'm telling you, for a portion of the country that people think is the gray pacific northwest, it is anything but gray. i'm telling you, this is a beautiful spot to be, spokane bend, redding. i'm talking temperatures, lovely for this time of year. and a lot of sunshine. enjoy it all everybody. that's a quick look at the national picture. here now is a closer look at the weather for your weekend. that's going to do it for weather. over to you nancy. >>> lonnie, thanks so much. it has been six months since the cruise ship costa concordia hit a rock and capsized near giglio, ita italy. >> relatives the people who died visited the island off tuscany for a solemn ceremony of remembrance. elizabeth palmer was there. >> a mass on the six-month anniversa

'm from texas, friday night lights, penn state, the same way. these schools depend on football, people go to universities if the program is good not just to play but to attend and be part of that pride and the billions brought in here. >> it comes down to doing the right thing. i heard someone say the other day it isn't about football. it's all about football. everything done was to protect the football program. people say joe paterno was trying to protect himself. everything was about keeping this culture in in tact. >> in corporation not cover up these horrific crimes but cover up crimes, protect the money? >> of course but that doesn't make it morally correct. never in the freeh report it was mentioned that they tried to find out who these children were, they that an they ever tried to contact the children and fight out about their welfare. >> and that's egregious. that's what people are so surprised at, there were ch children here and there was a complete disregard for the children. >> let's go to tom at the newsdesk. >> good morning, everyone. the united nations is blaming government

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were ready to go, they were sentto pantex in texas to th fil exivan ttin eyuawo become, you know, part of the a nuclear warhead. so i think one of the things that was interesting of working ere, it was easy to believe, and production stoed the for alinivrp w i s- ilwaer but it was easy to believe we were not pulling the trigger,art of the process, or putting the bomb together. we were just making plutonium pits. you know, it's really an acronym, a ehemi, thwa wiesto where did it go and where did the pits go is with what's called muff. when i worked there, one of m jobs was to type up reports. i worked with managers and germings, project managers, and type up reports thaten in. hame d understand a lot of what i was writing about, and m-u-f, what's that? it's an odd firm, but refers to pliun over the course of eight years, rocky flats lost more than 3,000 pounds of play tope yum. where did that go? there's speculation on the department of energy and ohers sotis theso int. o backyard, and there was a cleanup, started in -- really began in 1995 when i w working out at the plant. the depart

for the next president of the united states , dr. jill stein. >> the state of texas, please. >> the state of texas has 12 delegates in the house, all voting. all living proof that not all of our progressives live in austin. we would like to announce to the world after a wildly successful petition drive in 2010 we got ballot access and one of our candidates won more than 5% of the vote state wide. that assured us ballot access again in 2012 and we have had nearly as many candidates for all levels of office, county, state and federal as the rest of the united states combined. and because the democratic party hasn't fielded candidates for state wide office a good chance of resuming that for 2014 and beyond. we would like to remind the rest of the nation that friends do not let friends vote straight democrat. the green party of the lone star state of texas would like to cast nine vote it is for jill stein of massachusetts. two for roseanne bar of hawaii and one for rhett smith from texas. >> next the commonwealth of virginia. >> the commonwealth of virginia, not just the home of the so called

prompted internal review of the shooting and the fbi's response. republic senator john cornyn of texas says releasing the results will reveal steps taken to prevent another attack in the future. jp morgan chase saying it could lose up to 7. a billion dollars from derivative trading debacle. up from the losses it reported just yesterday morning. ceo jamie diamond saying this whole mess has shaken the company to the core. is he now investigating whether traders covered up any additional losses. despite all this bad news. jp morgan did report a a billion-dollar profit yesterday for last quarter sending its stocks up 6% by the closing bell. more controversy surrounding team u.s.a.'s olympic uniforms. as you know there was a major uproar after it was revealed they were actually made in china. now the union family room's designer ralph loren is promising to manufacture in the u.s. but not until the winter olympics in 2014. that means our athletes will still be wearing chinese-made uniforms during opening and closing ceremonies at this year's games which begin in less than two weeks. those are you

government took in $236 billion more than it spent. in the presidential election that year then texas governor george w. bush running against al gore pledged to give that money back to the taxpayers. >> we don't believe the surplus is the government's money. we know the surplus is the people's money. we're going to send some of that money back to the people that pay the bills. >> and send it back he did. when he became president through temporary tax cuts in 2001 and 2003 known as the bush tax cuts. the first of those tax cuts were set to expire back in 2010 but the economy was still shaky back then so vice president biden and senator mitch mcconnell struck a deal to extend them for two more years for everyone. now those tax cuts are set to expire again at the end of this year. it is part of the so-called fiscal cliff that economists are warning the u.s. could go over if congress doesn't deal with it. president obama says let's extend them for another year but and this is the key point, not for everyone, just for what he calls the middle class, families earning less than $250,000 per

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let's do this i am from baltimore south carolina... bloomington, california... austin, texas... we are all here to represent the country we love this is for everyone back home it's go time. across america, we're all committed to team usa. >>> just hours after one of the deadliest days in syria, more violence and more deaths. there was heavy shelling in several places. at least 35 people were killed just today. yesterday more than 200 died. opposition activists say regime forces are firing at people from low-flying helicopters. syrian state-tv claims at least three civilians and a security officer were killed in a suicide truck bombing. we're watching everything unfold. what's happening there, mohammad. >> randi, a lot more disturbing reports out of syria today from opposition activists. a lot of reports of low-flying helicopters firing on residents in and around syria. there's one amateur video we should talk about. this purports to show a helicopter flying over the damascus suburb. it was purportedly taken earlier today. in it the person on the tape is saying that this is a helico

eaves got the federal court in texas to send u.s. marshals to seize the carnival "triumph" which was about to sail from the port of galveston. he brought along a camera crew to document the event. >> we're here to execute a court order. >> reporter: the court accepted his suit on behalf of the family of a woman killed on the "costa concordia," thus compelling carnival to post a $10 million bond before the "triumph" could sail. >> this is done very often with merchant ships and other types of ships. but to my knowledge this is the first time in u.s. law that a cruise ship has been seized. >> reporter: call it a long shot or a stunt, but eaves is bent on forcing his cases into u.s. courts and into the lap of the carnival corporation, which had more than $15 billion in revenue last year. >> we wanted to do this because we wanted the american public to be aware that the same inadequate standards that were on the "costa concordia," the same training, the same captain discipline on the "costa concordia" is the same lack of standards on every carnival cruise ship that floats. >> reporte

to weather now, more than 100 homes in houston, texas are under floodwaters this morning. rescue crews pulled more than 50 people to safety after a local creek flooded. bill karins is here with more. >> good morning to you, alex, this weekend this weather pattern, a little unusual around the country. still very warm but not the oppressive heat. yesterday notice highs across the country. many in the 80s and 90s. what has changed though that the jet stream which controls where the air comes from is just going up and down and up and down, kind of like a snake across the united states. this means a slow moving weather pattern. the air isn't able to go west to east across the country quickly. it's forced to go up and down and that means sort of a stagnant weather pattern. and you'll see a similar type day today. we have a lot of moisture that worked through the intermountain west, which is good because of the wildfires, we'll take whatever rain we can get there in utah all through the dakotas, we should have a chance of showers over the next couple of days. maybe in the mid-atlantic, additional sh

were a hispanic student in suburban virginia or texas, that school district had to attend to your needs. and so i worry that transparency alone for the majority of our schools is not enough to really get that trajectory going, but time will tell. i certainly understand why secretary duncan has had to use his waiver authority and i commend him for that. i used it myself. he needs to build a bridge for you all to a reauthorization and obviously many of you have taken him up on the offer and i guess more to come. and i understand why he's done that. but i also want to point out some concerns that i have about what i'm seeing around the states and what i would commend you to challenge your state departments on. because i know from my gubernatorial days -- you know, you set the policy. you're at the 30,000-foot level but you're not going to be bound reading the fine print of every single one of your waivers. the first thing i you would say is that they're extremely complex and complicated. yes, no child left behind was a little bit of a crude instrument and we should improve it, but now we'v

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